TCMTB
Chemical compound
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(Benzothiazol-2-ylthio)methyl thiocyanate (TCMTB) is a chemical compound classified as a benzothiazole.
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| Preferred IUPAC name
[(1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)sulfanyl]methyl thiocyanate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.040.390 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
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| Properties | |
| C9H6N2S3 | |
| Molar mass | 238.34 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Red to brown liquid with pungent odor [2] |
| Density | 1.05 |
| Melting point | −10 °C (14 °F; 263 K)[2] |
| Boiling point | 191 °C (376 °F; 464 K) |
| Very slightly soluble (0.125 g/L at 24 °C)[2] | |
| log P | 3.23 |
| Vapor pressure | 9.0×10−6 mmHg |
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| H302, H312, H315, H317, H319, H330, H410 | |
| P260, P264, P270, P271, P272, P273, P280, P284, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P320, P321, P330, P332+P313, P333+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
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LD50 (median dose) |
679 mg/kg (rat, oral)[2] 200 mg/kg (rabbit, dermal)[2] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Properties
TCMTB is an oily, flammable, red to brown liquid with a pungent odor that is very slightly soluble in water. It decomposes on heating producing hydrogen cyanide, sulfur oxides, and nitrogen oxides.[2] The degradation products are 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (2-MBT) and 2-benzothiazolesulfonic acid.[3]
Uses
TCMTB is used as wideband microbicide, paint fungicide, and paint gallicide.[2] The active substance approved in 1980 in the United States.[3] It is used, for example, in leather preservation,[4] for the protection of paper products, in wood preservatives, and against germs in industrial water.[3]
In the US, TCMTB is used as a fungicide for seed dressing in cereals, safflower, cotton and sugar beet.
It is also used when dealing with fungal problems when extracting hydrocarbons via fracking.[5]
Approval
TCMTB is not an authorized plant protection product in the European Union.[6] In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, no plant protection products containing this active substance are authorized.[7]
TCMTB contributes to health problems in tannery workers as it is a potential carcinogen, and is a hepatotoxin. It is also a skin sensitizer, and may cause contact dermatitis in those exposed to the poisonous compound. [8] Hence, it is mainly used in developing countries.